Doctor Profile

WORK EXPERIENCE :

Position	Duration	Institution
Senior Registrar	1996	Dept of Medicine, Apollo Mallya Hospital Bangalore
Lecturer	Aug 1996 to 1997	Dept of Medicine, M S Ramaiah Medical Teaching Hospital, Bangalore
Senior Registrar	July 1997 to July 1999	Dept of Gastroenterology, TNMC and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai
Assist Professor	Sept 1999 to Feb 2000	Dept of Gastroenterology, St.Johns Medical College, Bangalore
Assist Professor	Mar 2000 to 2001	Dept of Gastroenterology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
Assist professor	2001 to 2005	M,S. Ramaiah, Medical college and Hospital
Assoc Professor	2006 to 2010	M,S. Ramaiah Medical college and Hospital
Professor	2010 to 2011	M,S. Ramaiah Medical college and Hospital
Professor and HOD	2012 to 2015	M,S. Ramaiah Medical college and Hospital
Senior Gastroenterologist	2016 to till date	Columbiaasia Hospital

Thesis guide for following titled studies.

1) Clinical, Endoscopic and Histological profile of upper GI Lesions in HIV patients.
2) A Randomized Comparative study of Leofloxain Based Triple Therapy with standard Triple Therapy for Helicobacter Pylori Eradication.
3) PFT profile in GERD patients with no pulmonary manifestations.
4)”Determination of Helicobacter pylori amongst tobacco and non tobacco users using ELISA and culture method across sectional study”

Conferences attended :

1) Digestive Disease Week -2007 held at Wastington,2009 held at Chicago.
2) EASL international conference held at Milan 2008.
3) APDW conference -2008 held at New Delhi
4) Attended International symposium on Barrett’s Esophagus at Cyprus, 2010.
5) Participated in Indian Society of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad 2010.
6) Participated in several other National and International Gastroenterology, Hepatology conferences and Endoscopy workshops.
7) Participated in ENDOCON 2013 held at Gurgaon Haryana on 1 & 3th march 2013
8) Participated in MAHA- ISG-COM 2013 held at Goa from 19th To 21th April 2013.
9)KAPICON – 2013 Kasturba medical college, Mangalore - As a speaker on 26.04.13 Topic :Immunotherapy for IBD. All patients of Fatty liver should have liver Biopsy.
10) Participated as a faculty on Endoscopy updates for post graduates held at Bangalore from April 26th & 27th 2014.
11)Participated in 8th Annual Gastroenterology update 2014held at Srinagar 24th may 2014. , as a Chair person /Panelist Topic : A symptomatic gastric next what to do? (12+ 3 min).
12) Participated in DDW Best of Digestive Week conference held at Mumbai june 15 & 16th – Chair person.
13)Gastro meet on Hepatitis C at Manila 8th Aug 2014
14) Attended 7th Annual conference the Karnataka state chapter of India society of Gastroenterology. Held at Bangalore 13 & 14th Sep 2014. Topic :Infections in Cirrhosis as a chair person.
15) Participated at ISGCON 2014 Dec held at Mumbai. Video entitled: ERCP in post GJ patient with forward viewing scope

PUBLICATIONS :

Gastric ammonia estimation in H.pylori Infection (IJG 1998)
Endoscopic stent placement in carcinoma esophagus (IJG 1998)
Ascitic fluid ADA in Abdominal tuberculosis.
Chromoendoscopy in esophageal dysplasia and EEC.
Auther of a book titled ‘GI UPDATE FOR FAMILY PHYSCIANS’ Released on the occasion of National conference of family physicians

Association of India Jan 2005 (FPNATCON) A Randomized comparative study of Levofloxacin based triple therapy with standard triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori Eradication. Journal of Pharmaceutical research. Volume9,No3,July 2010,109-114

Clinical and endoscopic spectrum of upper gastrointestinal manifestations in HIV patients Kathmandu University Medical Journal; Vol 8, No 1 (2010); 25-28 Colonoscopic band ligation for Internal haemorrhoids – A tertiary care experience year 2013 volume :4 Issue : 1 : page : 6-9

pattern of drugs used in the treatment of peptic ulcer disease in the department of gastroenterology in a tertiary care hospital. International journal of Pharmaceutical sciences and Research June 2014, Vol 5 issue 6 p2418, 5 p – Journal of Digestive Endoscopy. A hairy intruder into colon Journal of Digestive Endoscopy- volume 5: issue 4

Participated in projects on :

• Cilansetron efficacy and safety in IBS 2003-04 SPD 476 efficacy and safety in ulcerative colitis 2004-05 Epidemiological survey of Duodenal ulcer Treatment conducted during 2004-05
• LFT patterns in ICU jaundice-2002-06 Hepatitis B & C data compilation.2002-06 Comparison of Sucralfate (Carafate ) with test drug (mutual) in healing of duodenal ulcers-2005-06
• Comparison of 5ASA in mild ulcerative colitis -2008. Comparison of Esomeprazol 40 mg vs Rabeprazole 50 mg in treatment of severe GERD. .
• Comparison of once daily Mesalamine 2400mg with once daily Lailda delayed release tablet of shrine in subjects with Active , Mild to Moderate UC.-2009
• Study of efficacy and safety ,Oral budesonide-MMX6mg,9mg with additional reference arm evaluating Asacol 2400mg -2009
• Study of intravenous iron oligosaccharide (Monofer) administered by infusions or repeated bolus injections in comparison with oral iron sulphate in inflammatory bowel disease subjects with iron deficiency anaemia.-2009 Gilead study on CHB TAF v/s Tenefovir

Delivered Guest lectures

1) Lower GI Bleed Management update-MERT-@ APL bhavan Bangalore.
2) Upper GI Bleed Management update-KAPICON-2009-HELD IN Davangere
3) Esophageal Disease in Elderly. MERT-@ APL bhavan Bangalore
4) Systemic Disease and GIT for Physicians.
5) Presented IBD data at National IBD meet 2008, at Cochin, 2009 at New Delhi.
6) Delivered Guest lecture for several IMA and APL meeting and Seminars.
7)KAPICON – 2013 Kasturba medical college, Mangalore - As a speaker on 26.04.13 Topic :Immunotherapy for IBD. All patients of Fatty liver should have liver Biopsy.
8)Probiotics in health and disease – Lecture for medicine post graduates – Aug 2014 MERT.
9)WEB conference across India on Probiotics – Chair person and Co-ordinator.
10) CHB symposium for physicians Dec 2014
11) GERD, CME for family physicians
12) Frontiers in Liver Disease - Liver transplantation - Moderator & Chairperson – 8th Feb 2015
13) Gastro CME, Medical management of acute pancreatitis at Bijapur 08th Mar 2015